The Interweaving of Gender and Class in Contemporary Societies

(2.5-3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course analyzes the articulation between gender and class. In addition to the growing importance of issues related to gender and class in our contemporary societies, this course aims to open up new perspectives through the joint study of these social relationships. By focusing on men and women from different social groups, in various social spheres (family, work, politics), the sessions question the apparent evidence of social categories (men, women, upper classes, popular classes). The course is based on the reading of theoretical and empirical texts and will be attentive to historical developments and national variations of the social relations studied.